House Built Over a Former City Water Tank in Madrid by Valdivieso Arquitectos.A former water cistern in Madrid is transformed into a stunning home by Valdivieso Arquitectos. After a series of alterations and uses overtime, the two-level cistern reached its final incarnation in 1955. Dubbed Casa Aljibe, the...
Lonely Boutique in Newmarket, Auckland by Rufus Knight Associates.Today’s design philosophy behind intimate clothing for women is exactly that - intimate. Lonely, the New Zealand lingerie company have set up their latest store in Auckland's Newmarket. There’s nothing overt about this design at all...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // April 2017.Welcome to the April edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight! This month we are sharing a whole bunch of design news including a few super amazing residential projects (like – duh!), beautiful new products, another amazing Book Giveaway, a...
Co-Working Office in Barcelona, Spain by APPAREIL.Unlike some of the more hipster versions of co-working spaces you’re likely to encounter, this one comes without the fake grass and overstuffed beanbags. Designed by the architects APPAREIL, this Barcelona based co-working office is...
Dark Horse House Extension by Architecture Architecture.In a row of workers’ cottages, there is one Dark Horse – a handsome creature – with distinctly 21st century character, hinting at the contemporary home...
Three Gardens House in Kuwait by AGi Architects.Constructing environments that are comfortable for humans in the Middle East must always be a challenge, even more so if the project aims to produce a natural cooling strategy. This is precisely the brief that was presented to AGi...
Spectacular Renovation of The National Library of France by Bruno Gaudin & Jean-François Lagneau.In 2007 Bruno Gaudin Architects were commissioned to start a major planning overhaul on the Rue de Richelieu location and complete a comprehensive modernisation of the library buildings. Whilst Gaudin’s company was responsible for the...
Epic Residential Projects by Barcelona Studio Arquitectura-G.With their trademark timber battened skylight ceilings and use of platforms to differentiate spaces, Arquitectura-G are one Spain’s hottest young architectural practices. It doesn’t take much to pick Arquitectura-G's characteristic...
Modern Farmhouse in Laterns, Austria by Bernardo Bader Architekten.The timber farmhouse sits nestled in the middle of the Austrian hills in a small village called Laterns. Designed by the studio Bernardo Bader Architects, the timber clad building is made from rough-sawn larch slats in different widths....
